Attack on Young Girls in Liverpool Sparks Anti-Immigration Riots in the UK | WPN World People News

At the end of July, an incident in Liverpool involving the murder of three young girls sparked anti-immigration protests across several major cities in the UK, resulting in the most severe riots in thirteen years. On the 5th, Prime Minister Skelter convened an emergency meeting with cabinet members and senior law enforcement officials in an attempt to quell the ongoing violence. He warned far-right protesters that they would "regret" their involvement.

A 17-year-old male suspect has been charged with stabbing and killing three girls from a children's dance class in Southport, north of Liverpool. Although the suspect was born in the UK, false online rumors claimed he was a recently arrived radical Islamist, leading to anti-immigration demonstrations in several towns, which resulted in clashes with the police.

According to foreign reports, several anti-immigration and anti-Muslim groups have taken advantage of the incident to cause disturbances, posing a significant challenge for Skelter, who has been in office for just a month. In a televised speech, he warned those participating in the unrest that they would regret it.

On the 4th, the police reported that a hotel near Birmingham, which provides temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, had been attacked. Rioters threw objects, broke windows, set fires, and attacked police officers, injuring one. Prior to this, anti-immigration protesters broke the windows of a hotel in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and pushed in a burning trash can, injuring ten police officers.

The police attributed the riots to false information spread online, and UK Home Secretary Cooper stated that the government would discuss the issue with social media companies. This is the most severe riot in the UK since the summer of 2011.